Gunmen Storm India's Parliament, at Least 12 Killed At least five gunmen stormed the Indian Parliament on Thursday, killing seven people with grenades, AK-47 rifles and a human bomb.  |  |
Chinese President Arrives in NgapaliVisiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in Ngapali , this coastal tourist resort of Ngapali Thursday afternoon, continuing his state visit to Myanmar. |  |
China Marks World AIDS Day |  |
AIDS Girl-- A victim of dirty blood deals in Henan |  |
China Holds Memorial Ceremony for Nanjing MassacreA memorial ceremony for the victims of Nanjing Massacre was held Thursday morning in Nanjing. The ceremony means to remind the people to remember Nanjing massacre, one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th Century. |  |
US Declares to Withdraw from ABMSpeaking from the Rose Garden, US President George W. Bush announced on December 13 that the US will withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty, which for three decades has been a bedrock of US-Russian nuclear stability. Standing with Bush are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers(L) and Secretary of State Colin Powell. |  |
Chinese President Plants Friendship Tree Visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin waters the tree he planted in the People's Square to mark the friendship between the two peoples of China and Myanmar in Yangon, December 13, 2001. |  |
Tung Chee Hwa Declares Candidacy for 2nd Term of Hong Kong Chief ExecutiveChief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Tung Chee Hwa declared his candidacy for a second term late Thursday afternoon at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. |  |
Picasso's Works Exhibited in Beijing Pupils make copies of Picasso's works on the exhibition of the master's works in Beijing, December 13, 2001. 161 original works dated between 1942 and 1968 by the celebrated 20th century artist will be seen on the exhibition. |  |
Chinese Premier Inspects Press and Publication AdministrationChinese Premier Zhu Rongji andVice Premier Li Lanqing inspected the Press and Publication Administration Thursday morning. |  |
Beijing Establish Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad The inaugural ceremony of Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad is held Thursday in Beijing, December 13, 2001. Beijing established its organizing committee to embark on a campaign for a best ever Games seven years later. |  |
Israeli Warplanes Strike Palestinian Targets (2)A Palestinian policeman inspects the damaged camp of Force 17 near Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's headquater after it was hit by Israeli F-16 jets during attacks early this morning in Gaza Strip December 13, 2001. Israeli warplanes struck Palestinian targets early on Thursday in a wave of retaliatory raids for a double attack by militants who killed 10 Israelis and wounded dozens in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |  |
Israeli Warplanes Strike Palestinian Targets (1)A Palestinian policeman inspects the damaged naval police headquarters after it was hit by Israeli F-16 jets during attacks early this morning in north Gaza Strip December 13, 2001. Israeli warplanes struck Palestinian targets early on Thursday in a wave of retaliatory raids for a double attack by militants who killed 10 Israelis and wounded dozens in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |  |
Nanjing Citizens Mourn for Victims Killed by Japanese Invaders People from all walks of life throw fresh and paper-made flowers into the Yangtze River to mourn for over 300 thousand victims killed by Japanese invaders in 1937 in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, December 13, 2001. |  |
Chinese Quilts Benefit Afghan Refugees Afghanistan refugees sitting on the quilts smile at photo call in Baddaber Camp in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2001. The quilts, from Chinese donators, is a part of the relieving materials consisting of tons of daily necessaries distributed by the Pakistan and international humanitarian organizations. |  |
Longevity Premium Granted to the Elderly An elderly woman smiles while holds the certificate of "longevity premium" granted by the village authority December 13, 2001 in Yishui township of Yishui county, east China's Shandong province. Residents in the township over 80 years old can get allowance and extra subsidy is provided to the centenarians. |  |
Winter Planting Local farmers plant saplings in the sandbank at the jointing place of the Lhasa river and Yarlung Zangbo river near Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region December 13, 2001. Some 40,000 saplings will take root in the suburb of the plateau city as the local farmers change their habit to go on working in the winter, the usually slack season in the past years. |  |
Cheers for China's Entry to WTO Bar keeper Joseph of France toasts the China's accession to the WTO with his friends in his bar in downtown Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin province December 13, 2001. Joseph, 30, is convinced by his 5-years experience of living in China that the historical event will bring China more positive changes in the future years. |  |
Euro Exhibition in Berlin A woman looks at the euro coins shown on an exhibition in Berlin, December 13, 2001. The new currency system will be launched on January 1, 2002. |  |
